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Vintage Pride – VP 2026

We are extremely excited to announce alongside Age UK South Gloucestershire the return of Vintage Pride.

This will be a night of celebration with entertainment, socialising and food for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ and is over the age of 50.

We will be holding the event in Thornbury this year and will have a wide range of things to do, from live entertainment, crafts, meeting likeminded people and most importantly food.

Get your free ticket to the event here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vintage-pride-tickets-1992340713707?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our Podcasts, News & Blogs

From Insight to Action: Strengthening Support for Care Leavers in Essex

Following the publication of The Hidden Inequality: Understanding Financial Education Gaps for Care Leavers in Essex, financial education charity Money Ready convened a cross-sector roundtable to focus on how to turn insight into action. Held in April, the roundtable brought together care-experienced young people, employers, local authorities, housing professionals, education providers and charities. The discussion … Continued

Voices, Visibility, and Impact: A Journey with Diversity Trust by Zoey Lambe-Hommel

They say it only takes one person to create meaningful change; in this case, that person is Julie Cheung. Passionate, engaging, and exceptionally knowledgeable, Julie delivers her work with both expertise and authenticity. My name is Zoey. I am a study abroad student from California, and I had the privilege of attending her in-person anti-racism … Continued

Stakeholder Impact Forum – Interview with Berkeley Wilde

In this interview, Berkeley Wilde highlights key challenges and lessons in stakeholder engagement relevant to community-focused organisations. A central theme is that many organisations struggle to engage stakeholders authentically because they prioritise messaging over meaningful listening. Effective engagement requires shifting from delivering information to centring the lived experiences of communities, particularly those directly affected by services or … Continued

New LGBTQ+ Report launched by Social Enterprise UK

Just 0.4% of UK charities and social enterprises offer support on LGBTQ+ issues, with most operating on incomes below £10,000.  Yet they’re needed more than ever. Many LGBTQ+ people still struggle to be open about their sexual orientation and experience verbal or physical harassment because of their identity. There is a higher prevalence of mental … Continued